Cigarette holder



J. DATSKO CIGARETTE HOLDER May 25, 1943.

Filed Dec. 16, 1941 INVENTOR TF/:K Env-5K0 Patented May 25, ,1943 E CIGARETTE nomma Jack Datsko, Los Angeles, Qallf. applicaties December is, 1941, serial No. 423,143

(el. 1s11s2) Clalms.

This invention relates to smokers articles generally known as cigar or cigarette holders and has for an object the provision of a holder which is compact. inexpensive. and pleasing in appearance, and which does not differ materially in size 'and general outline from holders now in common Another object is to provide a holder of the class described having an inner tube for holding the butt end of the cigar or cigarette which can be removed from an outer casing and opened so that the tube can be cleaned throughout its entire length. The cleaning of the outer shell is also greatly facilitated.

Another object is to provide a holder of the class described with a simple form of ejector which may, if desired. be equipped with a renewable filter.

Additional advantages and objects of the-invention will appear from the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment of the inably tight because the inner tube. iits close within the bore of the outer shell Il, so that the parts of the inner tube are held in smoke-tight relation with each other.

If any smoke should leak out between the halves of the inner tube, the smoker will draw it in his mouth as the outer shell i0 completely surrounds the inner tube at all points where smoke could escape therefrom. The inner tube Il near its outer end is enlarged as shown at Il to receive the butt of the cigarette. At the exvention. It will be understood, however, that various modifications may be made in the details of construction without departing from the esv sentials of the invention as deilned by the appendant claims.

Referring now to the drawing:

Figure 1 is al view of a holder embodying the invention;`

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the.

holder. Figure l;

Figure 3 is an enlarged view of the holder shown in the preceding gures showing the ejector mechanism;

Figure 4 is a view of the holder shown in the preceding figures; and

Figure 5 is a fragmentary plan view of Figure 4.

It will be understood that the present invention may be applied to holders for either cigarettes or cigars, the only difference being in the diameter of the bore to receive the butt. Therefore, when cigarettes are referred to hereinafter, it will be understood that this includes cigars.

The numeral l0 denotes an outer tubular shell which may be made of any suitable material, preferably a plastic molding of Bakelite or the like. 'l'hls has a bore sumciently large in take the inner tube, to be presently referred to. This bore is enlarged at one end to form a chamber to receive the enlarged end of the inner tube. The inner tube, generally denoted by the numeral Il is made of two complementary sections as shown in'Figure 4 at Ila and lib. These are hinged in 'any suitable manner as shown at' I2. When folded together, the seam, or Joint, will be reasontreme outer end of the enlarged form, slots I4. II are provided. and the adjacent walls of the tube are partly flared outwardly in order that when the tube is forcedinto the outer shell I0 it will flt closely therein.

The shell l0 has a longitudinal open-ended slot II which may, if desired, be stepped as shown in Figure 4. The tube Il lying immediately below this slot has another slot I1 which is closed at both ends as shown at Figure 3. Through these slots extends the shank i8 of the ejector button Il, to whichshank is also secured a slide 2l longitudinally movable with the ejector.

The inner end of the shank Il is riveted to a filter holder 2l which may comprise a U-shaped piece, as more clearly shown in Figure 5, adapted to support a disc of suitable filter material 2in. 'Ihe filter holder 2| lies transversely of the bore of the tube Il. and therefore presents a face 22 to the butt of the cigarette, so that when the ejector button is moved to the right. Figure 2, it will engage the butt of the cigarette and push it out of the inner tube. Continued movement of the ejector button to the right will ultimately bring shank I8 of same against the wall of the outer end 23 of the slot I1 of the inner tube. If continued outward pressure is applied to the `ejector button while the outer shell I0 is held, the

inner tube II will be forced out of the outer shell Il.

The inner tube may be opened and cleaned from end to end, and the outer shell I0 can be easily cleaned because the bore thereof is quite large as compared to the bore in ordinary ciga- -rette holders. Obviously, the larger the bore, the E easier to clean. 1 It will be observed by reference to Figure 2 that a chamber 24 exists behind the ejector button, and in this chamber can be placed any kind of a suitable filter cartridge, and the small lter heretofore mentioned, if carried is the filter 2l, can be omitted.

As the hinge I2-lies within a longitudinal recess formedin the inner wall of the outer shell l0, the

inner tube Il is prevented from turning therein, and this arrangement tends to prevent any binding that might otherwise take place in connection with the accurate location of the shank Il of the `ejector means in its associated slide 20.

What is claimed is:

1. A holder of the class described comprising an outer tubular shell having an interior hingereceiving recess in the bore thereof and an interior. slot in its side wall parallel to said recess and spaced apart therefrom. a removable twopiece inner tube adapted to ilt within said shell. said pieces being hinged together and said hinge fitting within said hinge-receiving recess in the shell. said tube having a slot therein adapted when said tube is in place in said shell to overlie the slot in the latter, and ejector means extending from outside said shell through said slots and into the bore of the tube, said means being longitudinally slidable along said shell and including a U-shaped iilter holder in said bore.

2. A holder of the class described comprising a pair of complementary members hinged longitudinally and adapted when folded together :to form a tube having a bore extending therethrough and having an enlarged portion at' one 'end adapted to receive a cigar or cigarette, said members also forming a chamber positioned rearwardly of said enlarged portion, a U-shaped clip in said chamber lter means in said clip mounted within the fingers of some so as to be readily removable therefrom. and means for securing said members together in operative relationship foi'v use in smoking.

3. In a holder of the class described, an outer tubular shell having an open-ended slot extending longitudinally of said shell from one end thereof, an inner tube in said shell having a slot with closed ends and extending longitudinally of said tube and lying immediately below said slot in the shell, and a movable member having a head lying above the outer surface of said shell and a shank extending through both said slots and to the bore of said tubesaid member adapted when pushed outwardly in said slots toward the adjacent open end of the holder to iirst elect the butt oi a cigarette therefrom, said member upon further travel toward the -adiacent end of the holder, engaging the transverse wall of said tube to force same out of said shell whereby said tube and shell can be completely separated while said member remains attached to said tube.

4. A holder of the class described comprising an outer tube adapted to act as a smoke conduit and'forming an integral mouthpiece at its inner end. and having an open slot extending inwardly from its outer end, a longitudinally hinged inner tube adapted to fit within said outer shell and to grasp and hold a cigarette in' its outer end. said inner tube normally overlying the entire inner surface of said outer tube from end to end thereof, and means connected to said inner tube and extending through said slot in said outer tube whereby said inner tube can be pushed completely out of said outer tube.

5. A holder of the class described comprising an outer tubular shell having an enlarged bore at its outer end and forming an integral mouthpiece at its inner end, a longitudinally hinged inner tube adapted to ilt within said outer shell and to grasp and hold a cigarette in its outer end, said inner tube normally overlying the entire inner surface of said outer shell from end to end thereof, said inner tube having a chamber therein intermediate its ends, ejector means extending into said chamber and through the side walls of said shell and tube and longitudinally slidable therealong, and including a U-shaped member in said chamber and a removable filter carried by said member.

JACK DATSKO. 

